Long service awards
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We get a glass cube and a bottle of Prosecco at 5 years. Then at 10 there is a "group" weekend away which just sounds awful to me. Our holiday allowance increases with each year of service anyway but I do think there are a bonus few days as a one off for the 10 year thing. At 20 you get a cash thing, a sabbatical and a few other things. We are mainly an IT Sales company so the incentives are all designed around that, those of us in the services side of the business mostly just take the bits where we don't have to spend a weekend with pissed up sales people!
Can't remember what they got for that, I think it was relatively generous (weeks holiday, £500 cash plus some vouchers).In the very early 1980s I completed 10 years service a week before I left the company. Received a keyring with a 10 year bronze medal attached & a dinner with the directors. As it was the first such dinner, although the company had been trading for 15 years, there was a few of us there. After dinner entertainment was Fred Wedlock.
We get points to spend in a rewards catalogue every 5 years which increases by length of service. I hit 10 years recently and had about £200 worth to spend. When you get to 40 years that's ends up being about £2500 which you can also swap for a paid month off only at that point.
We also get a gold or silver medal in a presentation box which is either presented by your manager in front of the team or posted to your house. I of course opted for home delivery
We also get a gold or silver medal in a presentation box which is either presented by your manager in front of the team or posted to your house. I of course opted for home delivery
For 25 years I got an extra week of holiday for that year, which was sadly in 2020 so I couldn't go away anywhere.
Also about £350 worth of credit on our rewards scheme which I spent on a Seiko wristwatch.
You used to get some money to spend on taking colleagues for a drink/meal, but either they stopped that or because it was 2020 the pubs were shut that didn't occur.
Also about £350 worth of credit on our rewards scheme which I spent on a Seiko wristwatch.
You used to get some money to spend on taking colleagues for a drink/meal, but either they stopped that or because it was 2020 the pubs were shut that didn't occur.
Every 5 years and we get a catalogue to choose a gift from, increasing in value. 35 years gets you a Rolex or similar-value watch of your choosing.
It used to be 25 years for the watch and a few years ago they changed it to 35. My colleague who has almost 45 years service has managed to get two watches out of them worth a couple of grand each. She doesn't even wear them, planning to hand them down to her kin. Mean while I've had a George Foreman grill out of them (which I never used) and I can't remember what I chose for my 10 year gift which says a lot.
It used to be 25 years for the watch and a few years ago they changed it to 35. My colleague who has almost 45 years service has managed to get two watches out of them worth a couple of grand each. She doesn't even wear them, planning to hand them down to her kin. Mean while I've had a George Foreman grill out of them (which I never used) and I can't remember what I chose for my 10 year gift which says a lot.
I spent a long time with my old company. They moved the long service awards around a bit in terms of milestones.
10 years used to be a small get together in the canteen and a present. They stopped doing those, ostensibly because a lot of people were reaching the milestone
At 15 years I got a couple of hundred quid in my salary and credit for £100 to spend on a meal. I took the wife out somewhere decent and we spent every penny.
At 25 years service, a bigger deal was made. I had a meal with the rest of the team, a four figure sum in vouchers, an ornament and a gift from the staff. It was very appreciated.
10 years used to be a small get together in the canteen and a present. They stopped doing those, ostensibly because a lot of people were reaching the milestone
At 15 years I got a couple of hundred quid in my salary and credit for £100 to spend on a meal. I took the wife out somewhere decent and we spent every penny.
At 25 years service, a bigger deal was made. I had a meal with the rest of the team, a four figure sum in vouchers, an ornament and a gift from the staff. It was very appreciated.
I was at my last place for 13 years. 5 years we got a £100 voucher and at 10 years it was either a weeks pay or weeks additional leave. They also increased pension contributions at each milestone, in hindsight I should have stayed as by year 20 they put in 20% of salary into your pension.
Current place has nothing I'm aware of but only been here 4 years.
Current place has nothing I'm aware of but only been here 4 years.
My sister in Australia. After 30 years in Australian government employ got 3 months full paid additional leave as a one off. She added this to her 5 weeks and took 4 months off to travel.
I did same period in a UK Bank. Got equivalent of about £1500 in vouchers to use on an on line gift shop type thing, bought a fancy TV and some other bits. I also got a gold sovereign coin.
I also got a letter from the CEO, hand signed but started with Dear Julia, which was a shame as my name is David.
I did same period in a UK Bank. Got equivalent of about £1500 in vouchers to use on an on line gift shop type thing, bought a fancy TV and some other bits. I also got a gold sovereign coin.
I also got a letter from the CEO, hand signed but started with Dear Julia, which was a shame as my name is David.
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